Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Congo
Congo: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 82.9% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Congo, 1972β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Congo stood at 82.9%.
The figure is down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Congo peaked at 90.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2005.
That places Congo 170th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.1% | 77.2% | 90.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 85.3% | 83.4% | 88.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 50.3% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 78.8% | 88.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 82.9% | 82.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More education data for Congo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Congo?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Congo was 82.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 170th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release